Advanced Beauty

Quite possibly my favorite communal art video project from this year, Advanced Beauty is a collaboration of video and sound sculpture.

Inspired by sound → color synesthesia, in which people experience colors in response to tones or other aspects of sounds. There are two categories of this type - narrow band → color synesthesia and broadband sound→ color synesthesia. Narrow band uses the timbre or key to provoke particular color experiences. Broadband also includes a variety of sounds such as a doorbell or a window opening that will elicit visual experiences.

I often think in color, which could be a form of this phenomenon. It's stimulating, although it can make it difficult to translate my thoughts into speech sometimes.




Advanced Beauty 12 of 18 / Directed by Paul Simpson from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 9 of 18 / Directed by Marc Kremers from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 8 of 18 / Directed by Universal Everything from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 6 of 18 / Directed by Robert Hodgin from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 3 of 18 / Directed by Karsten Schmidt from Universal Everything on Vimeo.